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#FEE5DC Color

#FEE5DC is rgb(254, 229, 220) in RGB, hsl(16, 94%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE5DC
HEX#FEE5DC
RGBrgb(254, 229, 220)
HSLhsl(16, 94%, 93%)
HSVhsv(16, 13%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94% 0.03 40.9)
LABlab(92.82% 7.77 7.68)
LCHlch(92.82% 10.93 44.65)

What #FEE5DC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FEE5DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FEE5DC Channel Values

How #FEE5DC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 254 · G 229 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 94% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 13% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 13% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE5DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEE5DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE5DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FEE5DC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEE5DC.

How #FEE5DC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FEE5DC
Protanopia#EAEADC
Protanomaly#F2E8DC
Deuteranopia#EEEEDB
Deuteranomaly#F4EADC
Tritanopia#FFE4E4
Tritanomaly#FFE4E1
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEE5DC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fee5dc: #FEE5DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE5DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee5dc': '#FEE5DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.898, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_fee5dc">#FEE5DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE5DC"

More Orange Colors

#FEE5DC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEE5DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE5DC?

#FEE5DC is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 229, 220) in RGB and hsl(16, 94%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #FEE5DC?

#FEE5DC is rgb(254, 229, 220) — red 254, green 229, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE5DC?

#FEE5DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE5DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE5DC scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE5DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE5DC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 3.01, which is very hard to tell apart.

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